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UGH! In case I did not hate that car enough! Perhaps a few of the earliest models I can tolerate, but what an overrated phenomenon, the Ford Mustang. Perhaps it is more enjoyable to ride in if you are under 5' 5".


I'm 5'11, and traveled 6600 miles in 15 days on a "See the USA" road trip in my Mustang GT, and never had a problem. It did 125mph at one point, with plenty of RPM left, and it was stable as a rock. The earliest models were arguably the worst, and surpassing 45 years of production, I would hardly call it a "phenomenom". Prowlers and Crossfires are phenomena...

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Kos wrote:
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UGH! In case I did not hate that car enough! Perhaps a few of the earliest models I can tolerate, but what an overrated phenomenon, the Ford Mustang. Perhaps it is more enjoyable to ride in if you are under 5' 5".


I'm 5'11, and traveled 6600 miles in 15 days on a "See the USA" road trip in my Mustang GT, and never had a problem. It did 125mph at one point, with plenty of RPM left, and it was stable as a rock. The earliest models were arguably the worst, and surpassing 45 years of production, I would hardly call it a "phenomenom". Prowlers and Crossfires are phenomena...

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Gotcha beat, did the Cannonball Roberts Sea to Shining Sea Memorial Trophy Dash in '72 in a Chevy van that carried 85 gallons of fuel (50 in 5 gal Jerry cans inside :shock: ) and did Manhattan to Redondo in 29 hours! Old Rte 66! 8)

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You didn't have Jack Elam in the back of that van, did you ? :lol:

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They did make characters out of us for the Cannonball Run movie the following year. :D I hope I wasn't the Jack Elam character...

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They did make characters out of us for the Cannonball Run movie the following year. :D I hope I wasn't the Jack Elam character...


I am assuming that you are serious? Cannonball movies, were some favs of mine back then!


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They did make characters out of us for the Cannonball Run movie the following year. :D I hope I wasn't the Jack Elam character...


I am assuming that you are serious? Cannonball movies, were some favs of mine back then!


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Oh yes, tulio. I ran it the second year of the event..Brock Yates and Dan Gurney did it the first year, we ran the second. After '72, they made the first Cannonball movie, "Cannonball Run". Our rolling molitov cocktail was the inspiration for their group that ran, I think, a fuel truck or the like. I'd have to go back and see the movie again.

We had three fuel stops and averaged 72 MPH for the run! :shock:

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Oh yes, tulio. I ran it the second year of the event..Brock Yates and Dan Gurney did it the first year, we ran the second. After '72, they made the first Cannonball movie, "Cannonball Run". Our rolling molitov cocktail was the inspiration for their group that ran, I think, a fuel truck or the like. I'd have to go back and see the movie again.

We had three fuel stops and averaged 72 MPH for the run! :shock:


Wow! That's cool!! 8)

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